rebirth squirrel battle

Chapter 18 Peanuts and Peas

This. . .this is?
The leaf veins are reticulate, and the opposite leaves are ovate. Although they are already withered and yellow, they are obviously groundnuts in a clump!

This. . .Again?
Winding on the withered yellow grass stems, the thin round leaflets and the small curved black pods turned out to be peas!
Just as he lowered his head, Lu Feng found two plants that could serve as food for squirrels within a radius of less than half a meter. Although the growth status of groundnuts and peas was not very ideal because of the wild state, it was indeed Lu Feng who once ate them. The appearance I saw in the field of my hometown in the countryside.

Finally no need to be hungry!

I dig!

The sharp claws on the front paws popped out briskly. Lu Feng leaned down and started digging. Amid the mud splashing, Lu Feng transformed from a squirrel into a mole into an efficient excavator.

However, while digging, every few minutes, Lu Feng would raise his head from the hole he dug, and scan his surroundings vigilantly, guarding against unknown threats.

The overlord of the sky [Grey Feather] has been defeated and will not appear again for the time being, but the natural enemies of the squirrels in the mountains are not only the goshawks, but also several other wild animals that often prey on the squirrels.Such as weasels, feral cats, owls, and snakes and so on.

Although Lu Feng hadn't seen these creatures in a few months after being reborn, it didn't mean they didn't exist. Compared with the entire mountain forest, Lu Feng's territory was only a small piece, and it wasn't representative at all.

"Shushashasha~"

The soil in Caohai in the mountains is different from the soil under the trees in the forests in Lufeng territory. It is not so dark and bright, and contains more gravel. This also makes the soil in Caohai better in air permeability and poor in water storage. While facilitating the growth of peanuts, it also facilitated Lu Feng's digging at the moment.

"Shushashasha~!"

Soon behind Lu Feng, a piece of fine sand piled up, and the sections of groundnuts also revealed their real bodies from under the soil.

"Crack~!"

Dig out a piece of groundnut from the soil, Lu Feng held it with his front paws and wiped off most of the sand on the dead leaf, then put it on the ground and pressed it hard, immediately the peanut shell made a crisp sound and cracked a thin crack.Lu Feng patted off the sand on his front paws, stretched his paws into the slit, and with a little force, the peanuts were easily split in half, and several fat men in red clothes jumped out of their shells and landed on the grass.

"Crackling~!"

Well, delicious!

Picking up one, peeling off the red clothes, and stuffing it into his mouth, Lu Feng wriggled his mouth contentedly.

Maybe it's because it's hidden in the soil. The groundnuts are not completely dry, and they still contain a lot of water. The peanut kernels are not crunchy, but the feeling of being soft and oily is quite good.

Stuffing a few peanut kernels into his mouth, Lu Feng continued digging while chewing. The variety of this clump of groundnuts is quite good, and the groundnuts dug out are extremely plump, basically with three or four knots, and a few of them reach five knots .

However, Lu Feng couldn't stuff the groundnuts full of sand into his cheek pouch and bring them back, so after digging about three days' worth of food, Lu Feng stopped and buried the sand back.

Record the location first!

When the body returns to normal, this mouse will dig again!
While remembering the location of the groundnuts in his mind, Lu Feng pushed aside all the groundnuts he dug out and stuffed them into his stomach, then turned his gaze to the peas climbing on the thick grass stalks.

As a twining herb, pea's weak stems cannot stand upright on their own, and they can only climb on the stems of other plants to produce butterfly-shaped white or purple flowers. After the flowers fade, they form flat and long pods like boats.

After the outer skin of the pods is dried to a certain extent, it will burst, and the peas in it will be ejected a certain distance.This is the natural selection of plants after countless years of reproduction and evolution, just like the fluff of dandelions and the wings of elms.

"Snapped--!"

"Snapped--!"

At this moment, after being exposed to the sun, there are only a few pods on the pea vines. Most of the pods are twisted into rolls, and the seeds have been shot out. At the same time, the pods that are still on the vines burst in the breeze. , Occasionally, a cracking sound can be heard.

One, one, and another!
Lu Feng picked the bean pods from the vine, peeled off the shell, and stuffed the dry peas inside into his cheek pouches. Although they were much smaller than the grown peas, and only a few times larger than sesame seeds, they were used as There is more than enough food for squirrels.

While being alert to the appearance of the enemy, while collecting the peas, Lu Feng collected all the remaining peas on the vines, filling his cheek pouch by half, and then a breeze blew through with cold air, making Lu Feng regain his senses in the trembling of his fur. Come.

Next, it's time to find a place to hide from the cold at night.

Gently twisting and kicking [Grey Feather]'s hind leg, Lu Feng felt much better, although he still couldn't run, but with another night's rest, it should be almost the same.

Thinking of this, Lu Feng began to look for the rabbit path in the sea of ​​grass.

With the previous experience, Lu Feng knew that if he wanted to spend the night in this sea of ​​grass, he could only find a hare's nest. These nests were located deep underground, and they were not as safe and structured as the ones dug by Lu Feng. Outside the villa in the tree, the temperature regulation is even better. It can be said that it is warm in winter and cool in summer.

And luck seemed to return to Lu Feng after [Grey Feather] was chased away. The rabbit path that he couldn't find at first appeared in front of Lu Feng's eyes after only moving a few steps.

GO! GO! GO!
Moving briskly along the rabbit path, Lu Feng soon found a familiar cave that was covered by a clump of extra-luxury long grass. Then, another gust of cold wind swept by. Lu Feng looked up at the sky, and the sun had already gone west. It's been a long way.

It’s so cold!

Get in the hole!

Without further hesitation, Lu Feng brushed aside the long grass, drilled into the cave, and walked along the long corridor to the bottom of the cave, the hare's bedroom.

I don't know if he hasn't come back yet, or the nest has been abandoned. At this moment, there is no trace of the hare in the nest. Lu Feng tidied up the rabbit hair and grass wadding in the nest, moved the clean parts into a ball, and ripped them into pieces. It was in the shape of a bird's nest, and it got into it.

"Squeak~~~~!"

Letting out a lazy cry, Lu Feng stretched his waist. Today's incident was too exciting, which exhausted Lu Feng's energy. Although the sky outside was not dark yet, Lu Feng's energy was exhausted, and he rolled his body into a ball , covered with long hair and fluffy long tail like a quilt covering the body, the front paws hugged the head and fell into a deep sleep.

"Everything~!"

And after Lu Feng fell asleep, from the corridor on the other side, a gray-white figure with a triangular mouth wriggling and nibbling on grass leaves hopped in and looked at it with interest for a while with blood-red eyes. Lu Feng, now he huddled beside Lu Feng and closed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)